横よこ取どり

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横取りする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	横よこ取どりする	横よこ取どりしない
Polite	横よこ取どりします	横よこ取どりしません
Past polite	横よこ取どりしました	横よこ取どりしませんでした
Past	横よこ取どりした	横よこ取どりしなかった
Te-form	横よこ取どりして	横よこ取どりしないで
Desire	横よこ取どりしたい	横よこ取どりしたくない
Potential	横よこ取どりできる	横よこ取どりできない
Passive	横よこ取どりされる	横よこ取どりされない
Causative	横よこ取どりさせる	横よこ取どりさせない
Causative passive	横よこ取どりさせられる	横よこ取どりさせられない
Volitional	横よこ取どりしよう
Polite volitional	横よこ取どりしましょう
Imperative	横よこ取どりしろ	横よこ取どりするな
Conditional	横よこ取どりすれば	横よこ取どりしなければ
Tara conditional	横よこ取どりしたら	横よこ取どりしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

snatching; stealing; usurping

Act of taking something meant for someone else, often by force or opportunistically. Can be used for physical objects, opportunities, or credit.

彼かれは私わたしのアイデアを横よこ取どりして、自じ分ぶんの手て柄がらにした。
He stole my idea and took credit for it.
駐ちゅう車しゃスペースを横よこ取どりされて腹はらが立たった。
I got angry when someone snatched the parking space from me.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉の〈物もの〉を横よこ取どりするto snatch someone's thing away from them
弟おとうとのお菓か子しを横よこ取どりしてしまった。
I ended up snatching my little brother's snack.
手て柄がらを横よこ取どりするto take credit for someone else's achievement
彼かれは同どう僚りょうの手て柄がらを横よこ取どりして昇しょう進しんした。
He got promoted by taking credit for his coworker's achievement.
チャンスを横よこ取どりするto seize an opportunity meant for someone else
彼かの女じょは友とも達だちのチャンスを横よこ取どりした。
She snatched away an opportunity that was meant for her friend.
〈物もの〉を横よこ取どりされるto have something snatched away from oneself
せっかく取とった席せきを横よこ取どりされた。
The seat I'd finally managed to get was snatched away from me.

Kanji

横sideways, side, horizontal
取take, fetch, take up

Related words

奪うばうN3
横取り specifically means snatching something that rightfully belongs to another person, often sneakily, while 奪う is a broader word for taking or seizing by force.
掠かすめ取とる
横取り and かすめ取る both describe opportunistically snatching something away, but かすめ取る emphasizes doing it quickly and unnoticed.
盗ぬすむN4
盗む is the general word for stealing anything, while 横取り specifically implies taking something that was meant for or belonged to someone else in an opportunistic way.

Don't confuse with

横おう領りょう
横領 refers specifically to embezzling money or misappropriating funds one was entrusted with, whereas 横取り is a more general term for snatching anything meant for someone else.

Built from

横よこ+取とる

Written forms

横よこ取どりUsage92%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
よこどりUsage5%
横よこどりUsage3%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.

Etymology

Compound of 横 (side, sideways, improper) and 取り (taking, from 取る). The 横 element conveys the sense of doing something from the side or out of turn, hence 'snatching' or 'usurping'.